Early History
When was the land of the North Country (now known as Lewis County) first purchased?
What was in 1791? It's known as Macomb's Purchase, where 3.6 million acres (about 1/10th of NY) were sold to three Irish-born businessmen from NYC: Alexander Macomb and his silent partners, William Constable and Daniel McCormick. It would eventually fall under the control of one man, William Constable. Constable Hall stands strong a few towns away and is being renovated.
Tony Harper's restaurant is best known for its pizza and what other cuisine?
What are clams?
At what elevation does the village of Lowville sit?
What is 1240 feet?
Name three things that Grampa was known for....
What was hunting, fishing, making Johnny Cakes, Selling insurance, and visiting with his customers, killing a bear who was charging toward him, shaving his head, at the beginning of the summer so he could swim in the Crogan Swimming hole and not have to fuss, (which coined him the name Baldy).
What is the name of the Valley that Lowville sits in?
What is the Black River Valley?
Between 1797 and 1798, the first settlers took up residence in what area of Lowville?
What is Mill Creek?
Name four stores that were located in the downtown area of Lowville that are no longer there?
What are (any four) Graham's 5 & 10, Montgomery Ward & Hill's Department Catalog Store, Meda's Drug, A & P, Clark's Shoe Store, Widrick's Shoe Repair, Farney's (famous for cakes, floats, and sundaes), Ohara's dedicated toy and sporting goods shop,
What is the population of the village of Lowville?
What is 3,272 strong?
Name at least three things Nana was known for...
Smelling super delicious and clean, always having cookies on hand (in that special section of the cabinet), always being friendly and welcoming to our friends, fussing over us all the time, cooking,, cleaning, buying fresh meat from Millers, sitting near the kitchen (while we ate in the dining room) so she could get up for any little thing to make dinners special, worrying about us and everybody, having a Pepperidge Farm coconut layer cake or German Chocolate Cake on hand, Jell-O molds, Strawberry Rhubarb Pies, Laughing and making us laugh, Aprons and House dresses, blue, sparkling eyes, having loads of friends, cooking and baking by the Hoosier, Having few items in her closet but always having the best quality, hosting priests on the porch, Dusting with a silk rag, always sending us special Christmas gifts of the nicest and brightly colored clothes, Having a spotless house, Having a welcoming home, Waving goodbye from the porch until we were out of sight.
Lowville sits between the foothills of Adirondack Park and the Tug Hill Plateau, and sits just west of what colored line marking the area of the Adirondack Park?
What is the Blue Line?
In 1799, in addition to changing the name from Township 11 to Lowville, what other accomplishments were made?
What was building the first rough road from Turin to Lowville and building the town's first Gristmill- on Mill Creek.
What was the name of the classic diner hangout with jukeboxes and vinegar French fries?
Paul's Restaurant
What are the names of the two nearby parks where you can hike to and around gorges?
What are Whetstone Gulf State Park and Whitaker Park?
What was Grampa's retirement job, and where was it located?
What was a liquor store that was next to the fire station at the corner of Dayan and State Street.
1888 marked the first established power plant, built in none other than Mill Creek, that provided power to help safeguard its residents
What were street lights.
When and where was the first Lewis County Fair held?
It was first held in 1821 at Lowville Academy (the current site of the Presbyterian Church).
During which fire (and there were many in downtown Lowville), did Graham's burn down?
Which was either 1980 or 1999? I think the latter.
What is Lowville's average snowfall per year in inches?
What is between 112-119 inches
Name at least 3 types of cookies Nana was known for, and what type of rolls did she buy from a friend whenever we came to town?
What are Molasses Roll-out cookies, chocolate chip cookies, Christmas roll-out cookies, Gingersnaps, and Peanut butter cookies? (Maybe there's more? And the rolls were frosted orange rolls...
In 1912, something exciting happened.
What were the first paved roads in Lowville?
What four streets in Lowville were laid out between 1830 and 1850?
What were Jackson, Dayan, Elm, and Collins?
What does the small manufacturing company, QubicaAMF, produce?
What are bowling pins
In which river did we enjoy swimming around the rapids and jumping off of Uncle Bill's shoulders?
What was the Independence River?
In the later years, Nana volunteered with the church to perform these vital tasks
What was, cleaning and pressing all the tablecloths, napkins, as well as cleaning and pressing the priest's robes.
In 1894, Lowville received its first water plant, providing municipal water to its residents, the same year a famous woman spoke at the Lowville Opera House.
Who was Susan B. Anthony who spoke about the women's Suffrage Movement?